Like a Virgin (song)
Like a Virgin is a song by Madonna from 1984, which appeared on the same album. The single from the album took six weeks number one on the U.S. charts.
History
Like a Virgin was written by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, the Cyndi Lauper hit also responsible for True Colors recorded two years later, and published on 6 November 1984. The single was also placed in numerous countries in the charts; in the U.S. she held December 22, 1984 to January 26, 1985 six weeks in the first place and sold over one million copies.
Billy Steinberg Like a Virgin:
"When Madonna recorded the song, you could hear Tom in the suppression of our demos say " When your heart beats, and you hold me, and you love me ... ". Madonna has the demo have listened very carefully, because their version ends with the same small ad libs. It happens rarely that someone demos sounds so thoroughly; we felt flattered that she has kept as closely to our demo. "
Madonna on her first feelings about the demo recordings of Like a Virgin and Material Girl:
"I liked them both, since they were not only ironic and provocative, but also agree with me. Although I am not a materialist, and certainly not a virgin, but as you can something be? I like word games, they are clever, stupid and cool. I could never imagine that both songs would become my most well-known. "
The bass line of the piece is similar to both Michael Jackson's Billie Jean, as well as that of the Four Tops classic I Can not Help Myself. Madonna said that it is indeed not a question of cover versions of the hits, but the drum combinations was played after which it was modeled. The inspiration for the text was the classic Foreigner Feels Like the First Time.
At the MTV Video Music Awards in 1984 Madonna sang the song in a wedding dress, with pink wig and a tailored jacket by Keith Haring on a giant cake.
The song was included on the list of 500 songs did Shaped Rock and Roll the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as well as in the list of the 100 Greatest Pop Songs from MTV and Rolling Stone. 2008 Like a Virgin was added 100 All- Time Top Songs in the list of Billboard Hot. In 2003, fans voted in a poll Like a Virgin at number 5 of the best Madonna songs.
Among critics Like a Virgin was praised mainly. The critics called Like a Virgin and Material Girl as the songs that made Madonna a pop icon.
Music videos
In the rotated in Venice and New York City music video Mary Lambert directed.
A live video of the same tour in Detroit ( Michigan) turned The Virgin Tour - 1985 for the promotion of live. This live clip was nominated for the MTV Video Music Awards.